From Arm's Length to Hands-on - The Formative Years of Ontario's Public Service, 1867-1940

This study focuses on the evolution of the province's public service from its emergence in 1867 to the Second World War period.

About the author

John E. Hodgetts (1917-2009) was a Canadian political scientist who is considered the father of public administration studies in Canada. He started teaching political science at the University of Toronto in 1943, where he remained a professor emeritus until his death.

Summary

Confederation was a relief to legislators who had to ensure the uneasy union between Upper and Lower Canada. Hodgetts has analysed carefully the factors that led to the gradual enlargement of the government's functions and the progressive tightening of the exercise of its authority.

Product details

• Authors: J. E. Hodgetts, John Hodgetts, John E. Hodgetts
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.1995
• EAN: 9780802075819
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-7581-9
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 480 g
• Series: Ontario Historical Studies Ser; HERITAGE; Ontario Historical Studies Ser
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education